Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78927

Coronavirus: Vaccination

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has contingency plans in place to extend eligibility for coronavirus vaccinations if infection rates rise in winter 2025-26.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The aim of the COVID-19 vaccination programme is to prevent serious disease, hospitalisation and/or mortality arising from COVID-19. Population immunity to COVID-19 has been increasing due to a combination of naturally acquired immunity following recovery...

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